CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (OTC:GLUX) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLUX) today announced preliminary passenger traffic results for the month of November 2006. Scheduled service generated 11,347,000 revenue passenger miles (RPM's), a 19.7 percent increase from the same month last year. Available seat miles (ASM's) decreased 0.5 percent to 22,719,000. As a result, load factor increased 8.5 points to 49.95 percent. Passengers carried increased 17.6 percent to 42,340 when compared to November 2005. Preliminary revenue per available seat mile (RASM) increased 6.1 percent from 28.22 cents to 29.95 cents. For the eleven months ending November 30, 2006 compared to the same eleven month period in 2005, revenue passenger miles (RPM's) increased 14.0 percent to 122,333,000 and available seat miles (ASM's) increased 2.1 percent to 262,122,000, resulting in a load factor of 46.67 percent for the year 2006 effecting an increase in load factor of 4.8 points compared to the same eleven month period in 2005. The company carried 467,525 revenue passengers for the eleven month period ending November 30, 2006, a 15.8 percent increase from the prior year. Preliminary revenue per available seat mile (RASM) increased 14.5 percent from 26.14 cents to 29.95 cents on a year-over-year basis. NOVEMBER 2006 AND YEAR TO DATE STATISTICS Nov-06 Nov-05 Change Passengers Enplaned 42,340 36,004 17.6% Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 11,347 9,477 19.7% Available Seat Miles (000) 22,719 22,843 (0.5%) Load Factor 49.95% 41.49% 8.5 pts RASM (cents) 29.95 28.22 6.1% YTD 2006 YTD 2005 Change Passengers Enplaned 467,525 403,799 15.8% Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 122,333 107,353 14.0% Available Seat Miles (000) 262,122 256,642 2.1% Load Factor 46.67% 41.83% 4.8 pts RASM (cents) 29.92 26.14 14.5% Great Lakes is providing scheduled passenger service at 39 airports in nine states with a fleet of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias and Raytheon/Beech 1900D regional airliners. A total of 192 weekday flights are scheduled at three hubs, with 134 flights at Denver, 8 flights at Albuquerque, and 20 flights at Phoenix. All scheduled flights are operated under the Great Lakes Airlines marketing identity in conjunction with code-share agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines at the Denver International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport hubs. Additional information is available on the company web site that may be accessed at http://www.flygreatlakes.com/ Contact: Michael Matthews, VP Finance/CFO (307) 432-7000 DATASOURCE: Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. CONTACT: Michael Matthews, VP Finance/CFO of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., +1-307-432-7000 Web site: http://www.flygreatlakes.com/

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